The quest for limestone in colonial New South Wales, 1788-1825

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 287, Issue , 2007, Pages 325-342

  Mayer, Wolf ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; LIMESTONE; QUARRYING; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORFOLK ISLAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 38549143635     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP287.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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